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WPI inflation dips to six month low of 2.2% in May 2017

MoM Team / Mumbai, Jun 14, 2017 05:08 PM IST

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation, base year 2011-12, dipped to a six-month low of 2.2 percent in May 2017, showing sharp moderation for third straight months from 3.9 percent in April, 5.1 percent in March 2017 and 33-month high of 5.5 percent in February 2017. The WPI inflation dipped driven by fall in inflation for all three major sub-groups - primary articles, fuel and power group as well as manufactured products group in May 2017.

Inflation of primary articles turned negative at (-) 1.8 percent in May 2017 from 1.8 percent in April 2017. The inflation for fuel items dipped to 11.7 percent in May 2017 from 18.5 percent in April 2017. The inflation for manufactured products also fell to 2.6 percent in May 2017 from 2.7 percent in April 2017.

Inflation of food items (food articles and food products) dipped to 0.1 percent in May 2017 from 2.9 percent in April 2017 level. Meanwhile, inflation of non-food items (all commodities excluding food items) also eased to 3.1 percent in May 2017 from 4.3 percent in April 2017.

The contribution of primary articles to the overall inflation, at 2.17 percent, was negative at (-) 47 basis points (bps) in May 2017 compared with 48 bps to 3.85 percent in April 2017. The contribution of fuel product group dipped to 113 bps against 175 bps in April 2017, while that of manufactured products was lower at 163 bps compared with 171 bps.

The contribution of food items (food articles and food products) to inflation fell to mere 04 bps in 2.17 percent in May 2017 compared with 85 bps to 3.85 percent in April 2017. Meanwhile, the contribution of non-food items (all commodities excluding food items) was 221 bps in May 2017 compared with 307 bps in April 2017.

The WPI inflation stood at 1.7 percent in April-May FY2018 against (-) 1 percent in April-May FY2017. The primary articles inflation was at 0 percent in April-May FY2018 from 4 percent in April-May FY2017, while fuel products inflation increased to 15 percent from (-) 14.6 percent. The inflation for manufactured products bounced to 2.6 percent in April-May FY2018 from (-) 0.7 percent in April-May FY2017.